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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Dougmeister, post: 2652799, member: 56842&quot;][USER=13307]@stldanceartist[/USER], I know it&#039;s a long shot... and a lot of time... and probably a bit of money... and IANAL... but...</p><p><br /></p><p>Would small claims court be an avenue worth pursuing?</p><p><br /></p><p>If nothing else, for the sheer satisfaction?</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit #1: I Googled it and in my vast 5 minutes of research, it looks like it would be <a href="https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=eBay+SNAD+small+claims+court" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=eBay+SNAD+small+claims+court" rel="nofollow">a futile effort...</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Edit #2: There are some suggestions in some of the links provided by that Google search, though:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/letters/blog.pl?/pl/2012/7/1342453028.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/letters/blog.pl?/pl/2012/7/1342453028.html" rel="nofollow">Idea #1</a></p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p><i>Contact PayPal customer service and demand a detailed explanation in writing.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Tell them you are planning to report this fraud to the police department and since this fraud was perpetrated via the Internet across state lines, you will investigate how to file a complaint with the FBI naming the buyer along with eBay and PayPal who have enabled this interstate electronic fraud.</i></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>Idea #2</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p><i>File the report with the police and I do believe there is an internet division now with the FBI that you can also contact, which I definately recommend you contct as that will get the attention of the police there as well, just in case the try and blow it off.</i></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>Idea #3</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p><i>Depending upon the state you reside or do business in, you can file a case, in Small-Claims Court, against the violator.&nbsp; Your state needs to have a ‘Long-Arm’ statute for you to be able to do this.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>If your state DOES have such a statute, you can do the following:</i></p><p><i>- File your case for the amount owed + any expenses + inconvenience + your potential business losses + court costs (and interest).&nbsp; For example, an $84.00 ripoff to you could mean a $1,500.00 case against them.</i></p><p><i>- You can represent yourself (pro se) and do not need a lawyer</i></p><p><i>- The violator has to come to your locale, or, hire a lawyer to represent them</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Can you imagine the expression on your cheater’s face when they get a court order to appear in a court half-way across the country.&nbsp; Priceless (and deserved).</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>This method works well for financial disputes (when you KNOW you are right) and, in cases where you receive Negative Feedback that are blatant LIES.&nbsp; This is called ‘Defamation of Character’ and/or ‘Liable’.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Additionally, when ‘Defamation of Character’ and/or ‘Liable’ is proven in court, you can ask the court (and they WILL do this) to issue an order to have eBay remove the Negative Feedback, and, by law, eBay must do this.</i></p><p><br /></p></blockquote><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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